Journals of the Senate
1 Charles III , A.D. 2023, Canada
1st Session, 44th Parliament
Issue 129 (Unrevised)
Thursday, June 1, 2023
2 p.m.
The Honourable RAYMONDE GAGNÉ, Speaker
The Members convened were:
The Honourable Senators
AndersonArnotAtaullahjanBattersBlackBoehmBoisvenuBonifaceBoyerBrazeauBureyBussonCardozoCarignanClementCordyCormierCotterCoyleDagenaisDalphondDaskoDeacon (Nova Scotia)Deacon (Ontario)DeanDowneDuncanDupuisForestFrancisGagnéGalvezGerbaGignacGoldGreeneGreenwoodHarderHartlingHousakosJafferKlyneKutcherLaBoucane-BensonLoffredaMacDonaldMarshallMartinMarwahMassicotteMégieMiville-DechêneMoncionMoodieOhOmidvarOslerPatePatterson (Nunavut)Patterson (Ontario)PetitclercPettenPlettPoirierRavaliaRichardsRinguetteSaint-GermainSeidmanShugartSimonsSmithSorensenTannasVernerWallinWellsWooYussuff
The Members in attendance to business were:
The Honourable Senators
AndersonArnotAtaullahjanBattersBlackBoehmBoisvenuBonifaceBoyerBrazeauBureyBussonCardozoCarignanClementCordyCormierCotterCoyleDagenaisDalphondDaskoDeacon (Nova Scotia)Deacon (Ontario)DeanDowneDuncanDupuisForestFrancisGagnéGalvezGerbaGignacGoldGreeneGreenwoodHarderHartlingHousakosJafferKlyneKutcherLaBoucane-BensonLoffredaMacDonaldMarshallMartinMarwahMassicotteMégieMiville-DechêneMoncionMoodieOhOmidvarOslerPatePatterson (Nunavut)Patterson (Ontario)PetitclercPettenPlettPoirierRavaliaRichardsRinguetteSaint-GermainSeidmanShugartSimonsSmithSorensenTannasVernerWallinWellsWooYussuff
The first list records senators present in the Senate Chamber during the course of the sitting.
An asterisk in the second list indicates a senator who, while not present during the sitting, was in attendance to business, as defined in subsections 8(2) and (3) of the Senators Attendance Policy.
PRAYERS
Senators’ Statements
Some Honourable Senators made statements.
ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS
Tabling of Documents
The Honourable Senator LaBoucane-Benson tabled the following:
Certificate of nomination and biographical notes for the proposed reappointment of Heather Powell Lank to the position of Parliamentary Librarian.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1770.
Presenting or Tabling Reports from Committees
The Honourable Senator Black, Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, presented the eleventh report of the committee (Budget—examine and report on the status of soil health in Canada—power to travel).
(The report is printed as Appendix A at pages 1758-1765 (available in print format PDF).)
(The HTML version of the report is available on the committee website.)
The Honourable Senator Black moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Smith, that the report be placed on the Orders of the Day for consideration at the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The Honourable Senator Housakos, Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications, tabled the fifth report of the committee (The subject matter of those elements contained in Division 2 of Part 3, and Divisions 22 and 23 of Part 4 of Bill C-47, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 28, 2023).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1771S.
(Pursuant to the order adopted April 27, 2023, the report was deemed referred to the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance and placed on the Orders of the Day for consideration at the next sitting.)
The Honourable Senator Wallin, Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Commerce and the Economy, tabled the seventh report of the committee (The subject matter of those elements contained in Clauses 118 to 122 concerning cryptoasset mining in Part 2, and Divisions 1, 2, 6, 7, 26, 33 and 37 of Part 4 of Bill C-47, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 28, 2023).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1772S.
(Pursuant to the order adopted April 27, 2023, the report was deemed referred to the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance and placed on the Orders of the Day for consideration at the next sitting.)
The Honourable Senator Boehm, Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade, tabled the eleventh report of the committee (The subject matter of those elements contained in Divisions 4, 5 10 and 11 of Part 4, and in Subdivision A of Division 3 of Part 4 of Bill C-47, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 28, 2023).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1773S.
(Pursuant to the order adopted April 27, 2023, the report was deemed referred to the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance and placed on the Orders of the Day for consideration at the next sitting.)
The Honourable Senator Omidvar, Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology, presented the thirteenth report of the committee (Budget—examine and report on such issues as may arise from time to time relating to social affairs, science and technology generally—power to travel).
(The report is printed as Appendix B at pages 1766-1773 (available in print format PDF).)
(The HTML version of the report is available on the committee website.)
The Honourable Senator Omidvar moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Coyle, that the report be placed on the Orders of the Day for consideration at the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Tabling of Reports from Interparliamentary Delegations
The Honourable Senator Wells tabled the following:
Report of the Canadian Delegation of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly, 20th Autumn Meeting, Warsaw, Poland, from November 24 to 26, 2022.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1774.
Question Period
The Senate proceeded to Question Period.
Delayed Answers
Pursuant to rule 4-10(2), the Honourable Senator LaBoucane-Benson tabled the following:
Reply to Question No. 120, dated February 8, 2022, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding honorary consuls.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1775S.
Reply to Question No. 158, dated May 5, 2022, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding the National Monument to Canada’s Mission in Afghanistan — Veterans Affairs Canada.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1776S.
Reply to Question No. 158, dated May 5, 2022, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding the National Monument to Canada’s Mission in Afghanistan — Canadian Heritage.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1777S.
Reply to Question No. 205, dated February 2, 2023, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding Library and Archives Canada.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1778S.
Reply to Question No. 216, dated March 8, 2023, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding the National Capital Commission.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1779S.
Reply to Question No. 226, dated March 30, 2023, appearing on the Order Paper and Notice Paper in the name of the Honourable Senator Plett, regarding the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1780S.
The Honourable Senator LaBoucane-Benson tabled the following:
Response to the oral question asked in the Senate on December 1, 2021, by the Honourable Senator Wallin, concerning online harm.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1781S.
Response to the oral question asked in the Senate on December 16, 2021, by the Honourable Senator Miville-Dechêne, concerning online harm.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1782S.
Response to the oral question asked in the Senate on September 28, 2022, by the Honourable Senator Klyne, concerning the RCMP Heritage Centre.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1783S.
Response to the oral question asked in the Senate on November 17, 2022, by the Honourable Senator Black, concerning the Canadian Association of Fairs and Exhibitions.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1784S.
Response to the oral question asked in the Senate on February 7, 2023, by the Honourable Senator Cordy, concerning federal public service jobs — Statistics Canada.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1785S.
Response to the oral question asked in the Senate on February 7, 2023, by the Honourable Senator Cordy, concerning federal public service jobs — Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1786S.
Orders of the Day
Government Business
Bills – Second Reading
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Cormier, seconded by the Honourable Senator Miville-Dechêne, for the second reading of Bill C-13, An Act to amend the Official Languages Act, to enact the Use of French in Federally Regulated Private Businesses Act and to make related amendments to other Acts.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The bill was then read the second time.
The Honourable Senator Cormier moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Galvez, that the bill be referred to the Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted, on division.
Bills – Third Reading
Third reading of Bill C-9, An Act to amend the Judges Act, as amended.
The Honourable Senator Dalphond moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Harder, P.C., that the bill, as amended, be read for a third time.
After debate,
In amendment, the Honourable Senator Batters moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Oh:
That Bill C-9 be not now read a third time, but that it be amended,
(a) in clause 12, on page 8,
(i) by adding the following after line 22:
“(e.1) suspend the judge with salary for a period that the panel considers appropriate in the circumstances;”,
(ii) by replacing line 25 with the following:
“graphs (a) to (e.1);”;
(b) on page 23, by adding the following after line 26:
“12.1 Paragraph 102(f) of the Act is replaced by the following:
(e.2) suspend the judge without salary for a period of up to 30 days;
(f) take any action that the panel considers to be equivalent to any of the actions referred to in paragraphs (a) to (e.2);”;
(c) on page 25, by adding the following after line 32:
“Coming into Force
17 Section 12.1 comes into force one year after the day on which this Act receives royal assent.”.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion in amendment, it was negatived on the following vote:
YEAS
The Honourable Senators
AtaullahjanBattersBlackBoisvenuCarignanDeacon (Ontario)DowneGreeneHousakosMacDonaldMarshallMartinOhOslerPatePatterson (Nunavut)Patterson (Ontario)PlettPoirierRichardsSeidmanSimonsSmithTannasWells—25
NAYS
The Honourable Senators
AndersonBoehmBonifaceBoyerBureyBussonCardozoClementCordyCotterDagenaisDalphondDeanDuncanDupuisFrancisGerbaGoldGreenwoodHarderHartlingJafferKlyneKutcherLaBoucane-BensonLoffredaMarwahMégieMoncionOmidvarPetitclercRinguetteSaint-GermainShugartSorensenWooYussuff—37
ABSTENTIONS
The Honourable Senators
CormierMiville-Dechêne—2
The question being put on the motion of the Honourable Senator Dalphond, seconded by the Honourable Senator Harder, P.C., for the third reading of Bill C-9, An Act to amend the Judges Act, as amended, it was adopted, on division.
The bill, as amended, was then read the third time and passed.
Ordered, That a message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House that the Senate has passed this bill with certain amendments, to which it desires its concurrence.
Bills – Messages from the House of Commons
Consideration of the amendments from the House of Commons concerning Bill S-5, An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, to make related amendments to the Food and Drugs Act and to repeal the Perfluorooctane Sulfonate Virtual Elimination Act:
1.Clause 2, pages 1 and 2:
(a)on page 1, add the following after line 16:
“(2.1) The sixth paragraph of the preamble to the French version of the Act is replaced by the following:
qu’il s’engage à adopter le principe de précaution, si bien qu’en cas de risques de dommages graves ou irréversibles, l’absence de certitude scientifique absolue ne doit pas servir de prétexte pour remettre à plus tard l’adoption de mesures effectives visant à prévenir la dégradation de l’environnement;”;
(b)on page 2, add the following after line 36:
“Whereas the Government of Canada is committed to openness, transparency and accountability in respect of the protection of the environment and human health;”;
(c)on page 2, add the following after line 41:
“Whereas the Government of Canada is committed to implementing a risk-based approach to the assessment and management of chemical substances;”.
2.Clause 3, page 3:
(a)replace line 3, in the English version, with the following:
“not be used as a reason for postponing cost-effective”;
(b)add the following after line 13:
“(a.3) in relation to paragraph (a.2), uphold principles such as principles of environmental justice — including the avoidance of adverse effects that disproportionately affect vulnerable populations — the principle of non-regression and the principle of intergenerational equity;”.
3.Clause 4, page 3:
(a)add the following after line 28:
“healthy environment means an environment that is clean, healthy and sustainable. (environnement sain)”;
(b)add the following after line 28:
“precautionary principle means Principle 15 of the 1992 Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, which provides that the lack of full scientific certainty shall not be used as a reason for postponing cost-effective measures to prevent environmental degradation if there are threats of serious or irreversible damage. (principe de précaution)”.
4.Clause 5, pages 3 and 4:
(a)on page 3, add the following after line 42:
“(1.1) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), the implementation framework shall set out
(a) the process under subsection 76.1(1) in respect of the protection of the right to a healthy environment.”;
(b)on page 4, replace line 9 with the following:
“intergenerational equity, according to which it is important to meet the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs;”;
(c)on page 4, replace lines 13 and 14 with the following:
“(c) the relevant factors to be taken into account in interpreting and applying that right and in determining the reasonable limits to which it is subject,”.
5.Clause 5.1, pages 4 and 5:
(a)replace line 27 on page 4 to line 3 on page 5 with the following:
“5.1 (1) The portion of subsection 13(1) of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:
13 (1) The Environmental Registry shall contain notices and other documents published or made publicly available by the Ministers or either Minister under this Act, and shall also include, subject to the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act,”;
(b)on page 5, replace lines 8 and 9 with the following:
“registry is publicly accessible and searchable and is in electronic form.”.
6.Clause 10, pages 6 and 7:
(a)replace line 26 on page 6 to line 23 on page 7 with the following:
“(1.1) The notice may include a requirement that the plan prioritize the identification, development or use of safer or more sustainable alternatives to the substance, group of substances or product.”;
(b)on page 7, replace lines 28 to 35 with the following:
“(3) Subsection 56(4) of the Act is replaced by the following:
(4) The Minister shall publish in the Environmental Registry and in any other manner that the Minister considers appropriate a notice stating the name of any person for whom an extension is granted, whether the extension is for the preparation or the implementation of the plan, and the duration of the period of the extension.
(4) Section 56 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (5):
(6) A notice under subsection (1) may include a requirement that the person to whom the notice is directed file with the Minister, within the periods specified in the notice, written reports on their progress in implementing the plan.”.
7.Clause 10.1, pages 7 and 8: delete clause 10.1.
8.Clause 11.1, page 8: delete clause 11.1.
9.Clause 14, page 9:
(a)replace lines 9 to 15 with the following:
“81, add a substance to the Domestic Substances List if
(a) the substance was included on the version of the Revised In Commerce List that was prepared by the Minister of Health after the end, on November 3, 2019, of acceptance of substance nominations to that List and that is referred to in the Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 152, Number 44, as the static list;
(b) the substance is not referred to in Annex I to the notice entitled “Removal of substances with no commercial activity from the Revised In Commerce List” published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 156, Number 8; and
(c) no conditions specified under paragraph 84(1)(a) in respect of the substance are in effect.”;
(b)replace lines 18 to 27 with the following:
“(2) The Minister may, by order, designate any person or class of persons to exercise the powers set out in subsection (1).”.
10.Clause 15, page 10:
(a)replace line 23 with the following:
“conditions, test procedures and laboratory practices to be followed for replacing, reducing or re-”;
(b)replace lines 26 to 28 with the following:
“classification of a substance as a substance that poses the highest risk.”.
11.Clause 16.1, page 12: replace lines 3 to 21 with the following:
“68.1 (1) The Ministers shall, to the extent practicable, use scientifically justified alternative methods and strategies to replace, reduce or refine the use of vertebrate animals in the generation of data and the conduct of investigations under paragraph 68(a).
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), methods and strategies to refine the use of vertebrate animals include minimizing pain and distress caused to vertebrate animals used in the generation of data and the conduct of investigations under paragraph 68(a).”.
12.Clause 19, pages 15 and 16:
(a)on page 15, replace line 25 with the following:
“and publish a plan with timelines”;
(b)on page 15, replace line 29 with the following:
“(b) that specifies the activities or initiatives in rela-”;
(c)on page 15, replace lines 37 to 41 with the following:
“the development and timely incorporation of scientifically justified alternative methods and strategies in the testing and assessment of substances to replace, reduce or refine the use of vertebrate animals.”;
(d)on page 16, delete lines 1 and 2;
(e)on page 16, replace line 16 with the following:
“paragraph 68(a), including the manner in which the public may be provided with information regarding substances or products including, in the case of products, by labelling them.”;
(f)on page 16, add the following after line 30:
“(7.1) The Ministers shall review the plan within eight years after it is published and every eight years after that.”;
(g)renumber the subsections of section 73 and amend all references accordingly.
13.Clause 20, pages 17 and 18:
(a)on page 17, replace line 21 with the following:
“(3) The Minister shall delete a substance from the List,”;
(b)on page 17, replace lines 23 to 25 with the following:
“specified on the List, if
(a) an order is made under subsection 90(1) adding the substance to the list of toxic substances in Schedule 1; or
(b) the Ministers no longer have reason to suspect that the substance is capable of becoming toxic.”;
(c)on page 18, replace lines 1 to 4 with the following:
“(2) The Ministers shall consider the request and decide whether to add the substance to the plan developed under section 73 or deny the request.
(2.1) Within 90 days after the day on which the request is filed, the Minister shall inform the person who filed the request of the decision, how the Ministers intend to deal with it and the reasons”.
14.Clause 21, page 20: add the following after line 34:
“(8) If more than two years have elapsed after the publication of a statement under paragraph (1)(a) without the Ministers having published a statement under paragraph (6)(b), the Minister shall publish in the Environmental Registry a statement made jointly by the Ministers indicating the reasons for the delay and an estimated time frame within which the statement under paragraph (6)(b) is to be published.”.
15.Clause 22, page 21:
(a)replace line 26 with the following:
“amended and the reasons for the amendment in the Environmental Registry and in any other”;
(b)add the following after line 27:
“(3) The Minister shall include in the annual report required by section 342 a report on the progress made in developing any subsequent proposed regulations or instruments.
(4) The report on progress referred to in subsection (3) shall include an update on estimated timelines and reasons for any delay.”.
16.Clause 29, page 24: replace line 37 with the following:
“respecting preventive or control actions, including actions that lead to the use of safer or more sustainable alternatives for the environment or human health, in relation to a”.
17.Clause 39, page 31:
(a)replace lines 2 to 17 with the following:
“106, add a living organism to the Domestic Substances List if
(a) the living organism was included on the version of the Revised In Commerce List that was prepared by the Minister of Health after the end, on November 3, 2019, of acceptance of substance nominations to that List and that is referred to in the Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 152, Number 44, as the static list; and
(b) no conditions specified under paragraph 109(1)(a) in respect of the living organism are in effect.
(2) The Minister may, by order, designate any person or class of persons to exercise the power set out in subsection (1).”;
(b)replace lines 20 to 23 with the following:
“tion 105(1), 105.1(1) or 112(1) is not being manufactured in Canada or imported into Canada the Minister may delete the living”.
18.New clause 39.01, page 31: add the following after line 34:
“39.01 Subsection 106(9) of the Act is replaced by the following:
(9) The Minister shall, as soon as possible in the circumstances, publish in the Canada Gazette a notice stating the name of any person to whom a waiver is granted and the type of information to which it relates.”.
19. Clause 39.1, pages 31 and 32: replace line 35 on page 31 to line 15 on page 32 with the following:
“39.1 The Act is amended by adding the following after section 108:
108.1 (1) If the information that the Ministers assess under subsection 108(1) or (2) is in respect of a vertebrate animal or a prescribed living organism or group of living organisms, the Ministers shall consult any interested persons before the expiry of the period for assessing that information.
(2) Before undertaking consultations, the Minister shall publish a notice of consultation in any manner that the Minister considers appropriate.”.
20.Clause 44.1, page 35: replace lines 21 to 25 with the following:
“(g.1) prescribing a living organism or group of living organisms for the purpose of subsection 108.1(1);”.
21.Clause 50, page 39: replace lines 14 to 16 with the following:
“(2) A request for confidentiality shall be submitted, with reasons taking into account the criteria set out in paragraphs 20(1)(a) to (d) of the Access to Information Act, in writing and contain any supplementary information that may be prescribed.
(3) The Minister shall review a statistically valid representative sample of requests granted under subsection (1) and determine whether, in respect of each of those requests, the person who made the request demonstrated that it concerned any of the following:
(a) trade secrets of any person;
(b) financial, commercial, scientific or technical information that is confidential information and that is treated consistently in a confidential manner by any person;
(c) information the disclosure of which could reasonably be expected to result in material financial loss or gain to, or could reasonably be expected to prejudice the competitive position of, any person; or
(d) information the disclosure of which could reasonably be expected to interfere with contractual or other negotiations of any person.
(4) If the Minister determines that the person who made the request did not demonstrate that the request, in whole or in part, concerned information described in any of paragraphs (3)(a) to (d), then, for the purpose of any part of the request that does not concern such information, the request is deemed not to have been made.
(5) The Minister shall include in the annual report required under section 342 the number of requests made under subsection (1), the number of requests reviewed, the number of requests that, in whole or in part, were deemed not to have been made and a summary of the information disclosed under sections 315 to 317.2.
(6) The Minister may, by order, designate any person or class of persons to exercise the powers and perform the duties and functions set out in this section.”.
22.Clause 53, pages 40 and 41:
(a)on page 40, replace line 1 with the following:
“317.1 (1) The Minister may disclose the explicit chemi-”;
(b)on page 40, replace line 14 with the following:
“(2) The Minister may disclose the explicit biological”;
(c)on page 40, replace line 27 with the following:
“(3) The Minister shall disclose the explicit chemical or bi-”;
(d)on page 41, add the following after line 29:
“317.3 The Minister shall include in the annual report required by section 342 a report respecting the explicit chemical or biological names of substances and the explicit biological names of living organisms disclosed under section 317.1 or 317.2.”.
23.Clause 55, pages 41 and 42:
(a)on page 41, replace line 32 with the following:
“55 Subsections 332(1) and (2) of the Act are”;
(b)on page 42, delete lines 15 to 35.
24.Clause 57, pages 43 and 44: replace line 14 on page 43 to line 4 on page 44 with the following:
“342.1 The Minister shall include in the annual report required by section 342 information related to
(a) consultations with aboriginal peoples and aboriginal governments, including a summary of the key issues raised, in relation to matters under this Act,
(b) the administration of this Act in respect of aboriginal peoples and aboriginal governments, including the measures taken to advance reconciliation as reflected in section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 and in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, and
(c) the key findings or recommendations of any report made under an Act of Parliament in respect of the administration of this Act and aboriginal peoples and aboriginal governments.”.
25.Clause 67.1, page 51: delete clause 67.1.
26.Schedule 1, page 53: delete the reference to “section 68.1” in the references after the heading “SCHEDULE 1”.
The Honourable Senator Gold, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator LaBoucane-Benson:
That, in relation to Bill S-5, An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, to make related amendments to the Food and Drugs Act and to repeal the Perfluorooctane Sulfonate Virtual Elimination Act, the Senate agree to the amendments made by the House of Commons; and
That a message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that house accordingly.
Debate.
Pursuant to rule 3-3(1), the Speaker left the Chair to resume the same at 8 p.m.
The sitting resumed.
Bills – Messages from the House of Commons
The Senate resumed debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Gold, P.C., seconded by the Honourable Senator LaBoucane-Benson:
That, in relation to Bill S-5, An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, to make related amendments to the Food and Drugs Act and to repeal the Perfluorooctane Sulfonate Virtual Elimination Act, the Senate agree to the amendments made by the House of Commons; and
That a message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that house accordingly.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Martin moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Seidman, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Bills – Second Reading
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Yussuff, seconded by the Honourable Senator Boehm, for the second reading of Bill C-21, An Act to amend certain Acts and to make certain consequential amendments (firearms).
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Martin moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Seidman, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Reports of Committees – Other
Orders No. 7, 9, 10 and 11 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Motions
Order No. 1 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
The Honourable Senator LaBoucane-Benson moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Moncion:
That the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance be authorized to examine and report upon the expenditures set out in the Supplementary Estimates (A) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024;
That, for the purpose of this study, the committee have the power to meet, even though the Senate may then be sitting or adjourned, and that rules 12-18(1) and 12-18(2) be suspended in relation thereto; and
That the committee be permitted, notwithstanding usual practices, to deposit its report with the Clerk of the Senate, if the Senate is not then sitting, and that the report be deemed to have been tabled in the Senate.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The Honourable Senator LaBoucane-Benson moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Jaffer:
That, when the Senate next adjourns after the adoption of this motion, it do stand adjourned until Tuesday, June 6, 2023, at 2 p.m.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Inquiries
Orders No. 3, 4 and 5 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Other Business
Senate Public Bills – Reports of Committees
Order No. 1 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Senate Public Bills – Second Reading
Order No. 1 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Housakos, seconded by the Honourable Senator Ataullahjan, for the second reading of Bill S-204, An Act to amend the Customs Tariff (goods from Xinjiang).
Ordered: That further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting, in the name of the Honourable Senator Clement.
Orders No. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Jaffer, seconded by the Honourable Senator Cormier, for the second reading of Bill S-235, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The bill was then read the second time.
The Honourable Senator Jaffer moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Francis, that the bill be referred to the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Orders No. 12, 13, 14 and 15 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Bellemare, seconded by the Honourable Senator Dalphond, for the second reading of Bill S-244, An Act to amend the Department of Employment and Social Development Act and the Employment Insurance Act (Employment Insurance Council).
After debate,
With leave of the Senate,
Further debate on the motion was adjourned until the next sitting, in the name of the Honourable Senator Housakos.
Orders No. 17 and 18 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Manning, seconded by the Honourable Senator Batters, for the second reading of Bill S-249, An Act respecting the development of a national strategy for the prevention of intimate partner violence.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The bill was then read the second time.
The Honourable Senator Martin moved, for the Honourable Senator Manning, seconded by the Honourable Senator Seidman, that the bill be referred to the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Order No. 20 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Moncion, seconded by the Honourable Senator Dupuis, for the second reading of Bill S-252, An Act respecting Jury Duty Appreciation Week.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The bill was then read the second time.
The Honourable Senator Moncion moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Pate, that the bill be referred to the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Ravalia, seconded by the Honourable Senator Duncan, for the second reading of Bill S-253, An Act respecting a national framework for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The bill was then read the second time.
The Honourable Senator Dean moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Omidvar, that the bill be referred to the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Brazeau, seconded by the Honourable Senator Housakos, for the second reading of Bill S-254, An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (warning label on alcoholic beverages).
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The bill was then read the second time.
The Honourable Senator Brazeau moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Plett, that the bill be referred to the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Orders No. 24, 25 and 26 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Downe, seconded by the Honourable Senator Tannas, for the second reading of Bill S-258, An Act to amend the Canada Revenue Agency Act (reporting on unpaid income tax).
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The bill was then read the second time.
The Honourable Senator Patterson (Nunavut) moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Osler, that the bill be referred to the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Second reading of Bill S-259, An Act to designate the month of March as Hellenic Heritage Month.
The Honourable Senator Loffreda moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Moncion, that the bill be read the second time.
After debate,
The Honourable Senator Martin moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Wells, that further debate on the motion be adjourned until the next sitting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Orders No. 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 and 34 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Commons Public Bills – Second Reading
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Yussuff, seconded by the Honourable Senator Loffreda, for the second reading of Bill C-224, An Act to establish a national framework for the prevention and treatment of cancers linked to firefighting.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The bill was then read the second time.
The Honourable Senator Yussuff moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Cormier, that the bill be referred to the Standing Senate Committee on National Security, Defence and Veterans Affairs.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Orders No. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Batters, seconded by the Honourable Senator Wells, for the second reading of Bill C-291, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other Acts (child sexual abuse and exploitation material).
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The bill was then read the second time.
The Honourable Senator Martin moved, for the Honourable Senator Batters, seconded by the Honourable Senator Wells, that the bill be referred to the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Private Bills – Second Reading
Order No. 1 was called and postponed until the next sitting.
Reports of Committees – Other
Orders No. 30, 31, 33 and 40 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Motions
Orders No. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 19, 30, 77, 82, 96, 102, 113 and 119 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
Inquiries
Orders No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11, 13 and 15 were called and postponed until the next sitting.
MOTIONS
Order No. 87 was called and, pursuant to rule 4-15(2), dropped from the Order Paper and Notice Paper.
The Honourable Senator Francis moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Klyne:
That the Standing Senate Committee on Indigenous Peoples be permitted, notwithstanding usual practices, to deposit with the Clerk of the Senate an interim report relating to its study on the constitutional, treaty, political and legal responsibilities to First Nations, Inuit and Metis peoples, no later than June 13, 2023, if the Senate is not then sitting, and that the report be deemed to have been tabled in the Senate.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The Honourable Senator Dean moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Ringuette:
That the Standing Senate Committee on National Security, Defence and Veterans Affairs be permitted, notwithstanding usual practices, to deposit with the Clerk of the Senate a report related to its study on issues relating to security and defence in the Arctic, including Canada’s military infrastructure and security capabilities, if the Senate is not then sitting, and that the report be deemed to have been tabled in the Senate.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The Honourable Senator Francis moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Klyne:
That, notwithstanding any provision of the Rules or previous order, the Honourable Senator Gagné be replaced as a member of the Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages by the Honourable Senator Audette.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
ADJOURNMENT
The Honourable Senator LaBoucane-Benson moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Gold, P.C.:
That the Senate do now adjourn.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
(Accordingly, at 10:31 p.m., the Senate was continued until Tuesday, June 6, 2023, at 2 p.m.)
DOCUMENTS DEPOSITED WITH THE CLERK OF THE SENATE PURSUANT TO RULE 14-1(7)
Reports of operations under the Export and Import Permits Act and on exports of military goods for the year 2022, pursuant to the Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. E-19, s. 27.—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1768.
Report on Transportation in Canada for the year 2022, pursuant to the Canada Transportation Act, S.C. 1996, c. 10, sbs. 52(1).—Sessional Paper No. 1/44-1769.
Changes in Membership of Committees Pursuant to Rule 12-5
Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans
The Honourable Senator Quinn replaced the Honourable Senator Osler (June 1, 2023).
Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade
The Honourable Senator Greenwood replaced the Honourable Senator Ravalia (May 31, 2023).
Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration
The Honourable Senator Quinn replaced the Honourable Senator Tannas (June 1, 2023).
Standing Senate Committee on National Finance
The Honourable Senator Galvez replaced the Honourable Senator Moncion (June 1, 2023).
Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology
The Honourable Senator Bernard replaced the Honourable Senator Francis (May 31, 2023).